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Gone in 60 seconds · Post by **Gone in 60 seconds** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:39 pm

I ve spoken to an SVA centre today and the DVLA ref SVA, not good news really.

The cars fall into a few categories;

Kits and Conversions - can keep age related plate - but require SVA
Radical conversions - can keep plate no SVA, but cover things like trikes and alike.

however cars like the speedster being that they have been shortened (chassis) they are only entitled to a Q plate!

not chuffed....

shambly · Post by **shambly** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:37 pm

Surprised to hear mention of a Q plate. Normally only issued where the origin of the car components are uncertain, and a speedster is usually based pretty much on a single car.

Looked at the detail in the DVLA website here:

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regrebil.htm

Category D, kit conversions appears to leave scope for a shortened chassis and keeping an age related plate??

D. Kit Conversions

This is where a kit of new parts is added to an existing vehicle or old parts are added to a kit comprising a manufactured body/chassis/monocoque bodyshell. The general appearance of the vehicle will change and result in a revised description on the registration document/Certificate.

A vehicle will retain its donor registration mark if either the original unmodified chassis or unaltered monocoque bodyshell and two other major components are used.

If a new monocoque bodyshell or chassis from a specialist kit manufacturer is used (or an altered chassis/bodyshell from an existing vehicle) together with two major components from a donor vehicle, an age related mark will be assigned. The mark will be based on the age of the donor vehicle. An ESVA/SVA/MSVA test will be required to register the vehicle.

Where there are insufficient parts from a donor vehicle or in cases where the original registration mark is unknown, an ESVA/SVA/MSVAcertificate will be required to register the vehicle and a 'Q' prefix registration number will be allocated.

JonR · Post by **JonR** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:55 pm

I think for most speedster replicas, the issue is whether a shortened chassis constitutes a modified chassis.

The following may be interesting:

http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_122.shtml

The way I see it at the moment, if we can convince the DVLA that a shortened bug chassis is unmodified, we can avoid the SVA.

Let mw know what you think, I suggest we all work together on this

Gone in 60 seconds · Post by **Gone in 60 seconds** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:32 am

unfortunately everything clearly states unaltered chassis, which a reducuction in length is an alteration..

stevesprite · Post by **stevesprite** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:46 pm

Yet Chesil, Martin and Walker and the Speedster clinic all seem to get away with it !!!!

JonR · Post by **JonR** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:16 pm

I think the question is how. There must be a method to handle this.

Answers on a postcard.

stevesprite · Post by **stevesprite** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:49 am

Jon check your messages

Steve

stevesprite · Post by **stevesprite** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:03 am

I have just had my Pilgrim body delivered (Very excited !!

I spoke to the delivery chap, who is also Pilgrims storeman about whether their demonstrator that has passed SVA had been issued with a Q plate. He said that it had been issued with an age related plate.

Steve

Droog · Post by **Droog** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:35 pm

I have just had a visit from the DVLA regarding my M&Wspds. the car has been on the road (T&T ins etc) since march 03 - having jsut moved house i had to change the log book. the guy who just came to my house needed reciops mot certs and vertually all my paperwork. he also took photos of the car. he admits its not his desisin but he is going to pass this info onto DLVa and i my (F****** hope not) have to get a SVA. I didn't think this was needed if the car was already reg before SVA. he also said that they are catching up on Kit cars that are not registerd as such anyway fingers crossed they just give me the change on my log book eh.

Droog · Post by **Droog** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:36 pm

I have just had a visit from the DVLA regarding my M&Wspds. the car has been on the road (T&T ins etc) since march 03 - having jsut moved house i had to change the log book. the guy who just came to my house needed reciops mot certs and vertually all my paperwork. he also took photos of the car. he admits its not his desisin but he is going to pass this info onto DLVa and i my (F****** hope not) have to get a SVA. I didn't think this was needed if the car was already reg before SVA. he also said that they are catching up on Kit cars that are not registerd as such anyway fingers crossed they just give me the change on my log book eh.

iggypop · Post by **iggypop** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:36 pm

out of interest - what does your V5 say now in describing the car ??

shambly · Post by **shambly** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:02 pm

My correctly registered car (A Chesil) is described as a

VW Chesil Speedster

Droog · Post by **Droog** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:24 pm

When i told the DVLA about the "slight body modification"

i attempted to change it from a VW beetle saloon to a M&W speedster on the log book, they chucked it back saying "NOno no, it is still a Beetle" (this was about '98. so i thought okay its a beetle. i'm sure the ploice would understand if ever they did a check on the reg if and when i got stopped (not that i ever have). so i went with it and that was waht it is reg as. oh today i have received all my bits (paperwork) back from the DVLA and thet gave me some SVA forms and are telling it 100% has to have SVA.

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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